The health condition of the three-year-old girl from Purulia who had undergone surgery at the SSKM Hospital on Tuesday is stated to be stable now. She has, however, been put under constant monitoring.
The victim was admitted to the hospital a few days ago with seven needles inside her body. The four-member medical board which was constituted at the SSKM Hospital had carried out a surgery on the patient on Tuesday and removed all the needles some of which were in a very critical position inside her abdomen.
The baby has been kept at the Critical Care Unit of the Paediatric ward under 48 hours' observation since the time of her operation.
According to a senior official of the hospital, the patient was given an antibiotic medicine along with a sedative at around 10 am on Wednesday. The medical board on Wednesday morning held a meeting on the progress of the baby. According to a member doctor, the patient is responding to the medicine. However, it is still a worry for the doctors if the patient develops an infection as the needles recovered from her body were found to be rusted.
A doctor, who is a member of the medical board, said that the baby has gained consciousness since the surgery had been conducted. Her condition is gradually improving since Tuesday night.
Some medical tests were performed on the patient on Wednesday. The medical board will again sit on Thursday morning with the reports of the medical tests.
The three-year-old girl child was admitted to SSKM hospital on Saturday. The doctors at the hospital removed three needles that got stuck near her liver while the other four were there at various places inside the abdomen. The medical board had conducted an MRI scan to determine the number of needles that actually were inside her body. The doctors also took help of C-Arm test to determine the exact position of the needles before the baby was operated upon.
Purulia police are yet to arrest the culprit Sanatan Thakur who had allegedly inflicted pain on the girl by pushing needles into her body. He has been absconding since the matter came to light. It has been alleged that the girl was physically and sexually abused by Thakur who employed her mother as a maidservant at his native place in Purulia. Police are conducting raids at various places to nab the accused.